Running away from it (Carl Jung) https://t.co/2wv2wNH3M6
“I like to keep busy,” she smiled. The interviewer sighed gravely, “I’m the same way—always running from one project to another, always juggling twelve balls in the air. Why do we do it?” Her smile vanished, and she said slowly, thoughtfully, a little sadly, “For myself … I’m afraid that if I ever stop running, if I ever stop doing things all the t
... See moreNathaniel Branden • Honoring the Self: The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect
As Carl Jung put it, “Man needs difficulties. They are necessary for health.”
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
We recoil from the notion that this is it—that this life, with all its flaws and inescapable vulnerabilities, its extreme brevity, and our limited influence over how it unfolds, is the only one we’ll get a shot at. Instead, we mentally fight against the way things are—so that, in the words of the psychotherapist Bruce Tift, “we don’t have to consci
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Most of us spend years trying to cloister ourselves inside the palace walls. We chase after the pleasure and security we hope will give us lasting happiness. Yet no matter how happy we may be, life inevitably delivers up a crisis—divorce, death of a loved one, a critical illness. Seeking to avoid the pain and control our experience, we pull away fr
... See moreTara Brach • Radical Acceptance
The details differ from person to person, but the kernel is the same. We recoil from the notion that this is it—that this life, with all its flaws and inescapable vulnerabilities, its extreme brevity, and our limited influence over how it unfolds, is the only one we’ll get a shot at. Instead, we mentally fight against the way things are—so that, in
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
If you are doing something to avoid pain, then pain is running your life. All of your thoughts and feelings will be affected by your fears.